This area of study includes an analysis of the ways in which structures and features are used by the authors of narrative texts to construct meaning. The text set as the focus of this area of study should have literary merit, be worthy of close study and be an excellent example of form and genre. It could be a fiction or non-fiction print, or film text. Students identify and discuss, for example, linear and non-linear narrative structures, and features such as point of view, the use of camera angles, symbolism, images and design features. Students also examine the ways in which readers construct meaning from texts through, for example, an awareness of context and purpose, and their knowledge of other texts. They will develop the ability to prepare and construct a response to a text, using appropriate metalanguage to facilitate their discussion.
In this area of study students’ writing is informed by their reading of a range of texts relevant to one of the Contexts listed below. They are encouraged to read widely and to study at least one set text or a collection of shorter set texts in order to examine the effects of form, purpose, audience and context on the authors’ choice of structure and language. They draw on the knowledge gained from this study to create their own written and/or multimodal texts in a process which includes planning, reviewing and editing. Contexts:
The focus of this area of study is on the use of language in the presentation of a point of view. Students read texts the main purpose of which is to persuade readers and viewers to share a particular point of view. Texts could be print, non-print and multimodal, for example, editorials, letters to the editor, opinion columns, essays, reviews, speeches, segments from radio programs, CD-ROMs, television,newspaper or magazine advertisements, cartoons, documentaries, e-zines and websites. Students identify and discuss how language, verbal and non-verbal (including visual), is used in the chosen texts to position readers and viewers in particular ways. For example, students identify the use in these texts of persuasive techniques such as use of repetition, sound effects (including music), association, colour, symbols, gestures, emotive appeals, logical appeals, active and passive voice, and omission and vocabulary choice, and discuss their intended effect on the reader or viewer.
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AOS 1 - Reading and Responding
This area of study includes an analysis of the ways in which structures and features are used by the authors of narrative texts to construct meaning. The text set as the focus of this area of study should have literary merit, be worthy of close study and be an excellent example of form and genre. It could be a fiction or non-fiction print, or film text. Students identify and discuss, for example, linear and non-linear narrative structures, and features such as point of view, the use of camera angles, symbolism, images and design features. Students also examine the ways in which readers construct meaning from texts through, for example, an awareness of context and purpose, and their knowledge of other texts. They will develop the ability to prepare and construct a response to a text, using appropriate metalanguage to facilitate their discussion.
The Crucible
AOS 2 - Creating and Presenting
In this area of study students’ writing is informed by their reading of a range of texts relevant to one of the Contexts listed below. They are encouraged to read widely and to study at least one set text or a collection of shorter set texts in order to examine the effects of form, purpose, audience and context on the authors’ choice of structure and language. They draw on the knowledge gained from this study to create their own written and/or multimodal texts in a process which includes planning, reviewing and editing.
Contexts:
Opinion Piece
Feature Article (Expository Piece)
Political Allegory
AOS 3 - Using Language to Persuade
The focus of this area of study is on the use of language in the presentation of a point of view. Students read texts the main purpose of which is to persuade readers and viewers to share a particular point of view. Texts could be print, non-print and multimodal, for example, editorials, letters to the editor, opinion columns, essays, reviews, speeches, segments from radio programs, CD-ROMs, television, newspaper or magazine advertisements, cartoons, documentaries, e-zines and websites. Students identify and discuss how language, verbal and non-verbal (including visual), is used in the chosen texts to position readers and viewers in particular ways. For example, students identify the use in these texts of persuasive techniques such as use of repetition, sound effects (including music), association, colour, symbols, gestures, emotive appeals, logical appeals, active and passive voice, and omission and vocabulary choice, and discuss their intended effect on the reader or viewer.